Secret Harbour - Portus Secretioris

Rejoice, because you have escaped the various dangers and shipwrecks of the stormy world. Rejoice, because you have reached the quiet and safe anchorage of a secret harbour. <> Saint Bruno's letter to his sons the Carthusians

25 December 2010

The Holy Family

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First Reading, Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14 The Book of Sirach was formerly known as the Book of Ecclesiasticus; and before that in the early Greek a...

22 December 2010

Welcoming the Light through Our Lady

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In the Divine Office and Our Lady’s Office, the antiphons sort of pave the way or prepare our Christological understanding of the Psalms or ...

20 December 2010

A Haven of Solitude and Silence

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The following was offered in chapter to the monks by Dom Jean-Baptist Porion on the Vigil of Christmas. Whenever God wants to bring about th...

18 December 2010

Fourth Sunday of Advent

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First Reading, Isaiah 7:10-14 If you're a student of the ancient biblical languages, this is the type of Reading that could cause you to...

16 December 2010

Simplicity of Heart and Soul

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Today on the Carthusian calendar is the feast of Blessed Guglielmo da Fenoglio. His name in English most often appears as William of Fenoli ...

13 December 2010

Temporal Things

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Temporal goods say: ‘If God cures us of the malady of corruption, what will you do? Consider in what, when you actually use us, we make you ...

11 December 2010

Gaudete Sunday

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First Reading, Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10 The Third Sunday of Advent is traditionally known as " Gaudete Sunday" – "gaudete" i...

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